In 2016–17, Victorians generated and managed nearly 12.9 million tonnes of waste. Metropolitan Melbourne accounted for around 80 per cent of this. This audit examined whether responsible agencies are providing strategic direction, support and effective regulation, in order to maximise the recovery and reprocessing of resources from Victoria's waste streams.

This audit assessed whether child and youth mental health services are effectively preventing, supporting and treating child and youth mental illness. The Victorian Auditor-General examined how the Department of Health and Human Services (Vic) designs and administers child and youth mental services, and facilitates access and service coordination for the most vulnerable and complex clients.

In Victoria, there are eight public universities, which control a further 47 entities that are required to be audited. This report outlines the results of these financial audits and the Victorian Auditor-General's observations for the year ended 31 December 2018.

The TAFE sector in Victoria is made up of 12 technical institutes and 15 controlled entities. This report outlines the results of, and observations arising from, the financial audits of the entities within the sector, and our observations, for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Victorian health services are increasingly using information and communications technology (ICT) to deliver healthcare, and to capture and store patient information. This audit assessed whether Victorian public health services' ICT security practices effectively protect patient data.